Yeh, it is alot cheaper, i just have no idea what the pearlman will sound like, that is really my problem. Ive emailed Dave though, he seems like he wants to help, not just sell me the mic, which is good.

I could always buy the sm7b first, and if i didnt like it could easy sell it for near what i bought it for... pearlmans name isnt soo well renowned yet.

But i dont know what to do, thats why i asked, i was really looking to get an idea how the pearlman sounded and if people didnt think it would suit i would get an sm7. I appreciate your help Tony.

Yeh, it is alot cheaper, i just have no idea what the pearlman will sound like, that is really my problem. Ive emailed Dave though, he seems like he wants to help, not just sell me the mic, which is good.

I could always buy the sm7b first, and if i didnt like it could easy sell it for near what i bought it for... pearlmans name isnt soo well renowned yet.

But i dont know what to do, thats why i asked, i was really looking to get an idea how the pearlman sounded and if people didnt think it would suit i would get an sm7. I appreciate your help Tony.

1 the sound where its detailed, a little rough and agressive, but it has this sheen over the top. (im sorry thats the best i can describe it) Similar to the newer fredro starr sound or flipsyde (the rapper) but my voice wont always be that harsh

2 i like the sound nice big thick rich and smooth sound. like some MF doom songs, some styles of beyond

3 or a low-mid, mid range presence where it is very thick and juicy with tame highs and supporting lows.

I can normaly work with all 3 of those sounds. Im not looking to sound like the people i mentioned, I was just using them to help best describe the sound.

i have normaly have 1 main, 2 backups paned 30-5 left and right( 1 either side) and 2 more, at about 60 left and right ( 1 either side). the stacks at 30 are normaly copies of the main track, then the pans at 60 are re inforcement.

JLM pres are a good match with the SM7
There isnt much condenser "sheen" with an sm7 but like EV mics , it has a nice punchy mid range . Its hard not to get a usable vocal out of the SM7 .
They need a lot of gain though , and they are popular so just sell it if you dont like it .

Thanks Tony! $1800 is a fair stack of money though. I'll see if the sm7 works first. I was tempted to ask you about your experience with the re20, but i should probably use the search button

What do you think about the summit audio tla50 compared to the dbx 160 in the vocal chain: sm7b>jlm(neve or api like)> compressor.

Even if you dont answer, Thanks for helpin me Tony, i appreciate your advice a lot.

RE20 is equally good and much less discussed.... sometimes better for those who want to hold the mic in their hand.

The TLA50 is a good compressor... I have it's big brother TLA100 which is AWESOME, but they don't share much in common circuitry wise (with the 100 using both tube and discrete op amps in the output stage). I think the 160 if you want really fast compression and the TLA if you want a smoother compression. They are certainly usable and will do the job... But the thing with compression, is that you really need to spend a lot of money to get a really good compressor... They are usually even more expensive than a good preamp on a per channel basis. Things start at the $1k price point and only go up from there.